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was sitting by the fire gambling. He did not see the "Home Guard" until they were quite near to him. He reached for his bow and arrows, but a friendly Indian also reached for the bow, catching it by the loop end and unstrung the bow, while Enos held the other end. He then snatched the few arrows Enos had left and broke them
over his knee.
Enos, the little brave, was surrounded by armed men, but gave them an exhibition of his "grit and nerve," right there. He scratched his bare chest with his long fingernails until the blood ran, and my father said he reached down into the fire with his bare hands and put red hot coals into his mouth and chewed them. Enos had to "serve time," for killing the Oregon mares. After he was released, Beaver did not appeal to him anymore, so he moved to the Settlements south of here, never to return.

was sitting by the fire gambling. He did not see the "Home Guard" until they were quite near to him. He reached for his bow and arrows, but a friendly Indian also reached for the bow, catching it by the loop end and unstrung the bow, while Enos held the other end. He then snatched the few arrows Enos had left and broke them
over his knee.
Enos, the little brave, was surrounded by armed men, but gave them an exhibition of his "grit and nerve," right there. He scratched his bare chest with his long fingernails until the blood ran, and my father said he reached down into the fire with his bare hands and put red hot coals into his mouth and chewed them. Enos had to "serve time," for killing the Oregon mares. After he was released, Beaver did not appeal to him anymore, so he moved to the Settlements south of here, never to return.